[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 49 (Wednesday, April 17, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E559]
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          RECOGNITION OF CONGREGATION AM SHALOM'S MITZVAH DAY

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                        HON. JOHN EDWARD PORTER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 17, 1996

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to recognize 
Congregation Am Shalom of Glencoe, a synagogue in the 10th District of 
Illinois whose members are making a positive and wonderful contribution 
to our community.
  Congregation Am Shalom has designated Sunday, April 28, 1996, as a 
Mitzvah Day. In the Jewish religion, a mitzvah is a commandment to 
perform acts of kindness to others. Mitzvah Day will be a voluntary, 
congregationwide community service endeavor to reach out with 
philanthropic hearts and resolute hands to the surrounding community 
and to help people in all walks of life.
  As many as 1,000 Am Shalom volunteers will take part in worthwhile 
projects on that day, including repairing and painting homes, 
delivering home-cooked meals to the homebound and the elderly, taking 
children on outings, and cleaning up local parks. In all of these ways, 
they will touch the lives of others.
  Mr. Speaker, Am Shalom's commitment to make a difference through 
these various projects should not only be recognized, but applauded. I 
am proud to represent a district that includes people with such 
tremendous volunteer spirit, and I am pleased to recognize am Shalom's 
community leadership and to praise the outstanding contributions of 
every participant in the April 28 Mitzvah Day.

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